Indiana University Southeast Herbarium (JEF)

The Department of Biology (School of Natural Sciences) administers the Indiana University Southeast Herbarium (JEF). Founded in 1971.

Contacts: David Winship Taylor, Curator, dwtaylo2@ius.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 3a7ad545-26b0-4d87-972a-2994993461f4
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: The Trustees of Indiana University
Collection Statistics
  • 10,893 specimen records
  • 7,021 (64%) georeferenced
  • 697 (6%) with images (1,268 total images)
  • 10,891 (100%) identified to species
  • 160 families
  • 754 genera
  • 1,745 species
  • 1,941 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Albizia (3)
  • Amorpha (6)
  • Amphicarpa (2)
  • Amphicarpaea (7)
  • Apios (17)
  • Astragalus (3)
  • Baptisia (9)
  • Cassia (17)
  • Cercis (34)
  • Chamaecrista (31)
  • Clitoria (2)
  • Coronilla (6)
  • Crotalaria (7)
  • Desmanthus (18)
  • Desmodium (33)
  • Galactia (11)
  • Gleditsia (5)
  • Glycine (1)
  • Gymnocladus (1)
  • Hylodesmum (6)
  • Kummerowia (10)
  • Lackeya (1)
  • Lathyrus (16)
  • Lespedeza (59)
  • Lotus (14)
  • Lupinus (3)
  • Medicago (11)
  • Melilotus (7)
  • Mimosa (1)
  • Orbexilum (6)
  • Phaseolus (7)
  • Psoralea (3)
  • Pueraria (8)
  • Robinia (10)
  • Securigera (3)
  • Senna (11)
  • Strophostyles (41)
  • Stylosanthes (6)
  • Tephrosia (3)
  • Trifolium (22)
  • Vicia (13)
  • Wisteria (6)